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Stock and bond markets will be closed on Monday for New Year's Day, with 2024 trading kicking off on Tuesday. The latest slate of U.S. labor-market data will be the highlight of the holiday-shortened week once investors return.The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey on Wednesday. That is expected to show 8.75 million job openings on the last business day of November, which would be a slight increase from a month prior.Then, on Friday, the BLS will report December employment data. The economist consensus calls for a gain of 155,000 nonfarm payrolls during the month, versus 199,000 in November. The unemployment rate is expected to come in at 3.8%, up from 3.7%.The earnings calendar includes results from Conagra Brands, Lamb Weston Holdings, and Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday, then Constellation Brands on Friday.Conagra Brands, Lamb Weston Holdings, RPM International, and Walgreens Boots Alliance announce earnings.

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Palantir Technologies is trading higher Thursday morning on above-average volume amid increased retail investor interest in the stock on social media.The average session volume is about 42 million over a 100-day period. Palantir's daily trading volume was already approaching 30 million less than an hour into trading Thursday.Palantir was one the top two trending stocks on Stocktwits at publication time. The stock was among the top five most mentioned stocks on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets over

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Wall Street’s main indices closed lower on Tuesday as data showing stronger inflation and weaker U.S. retail sales in May spooked already-jittery investors awaiting the results of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting.Assurance from the Fed that rising prices are transitory and falling U.S. Treasury yields have helped ease some concerns over inflation and supported U.S. stocks in recent weeks. All eyes are now on the central bank’s statement at the end of its two-day policy meeting on Wedn